ARSON, CLASHES FOR SECOND DAY IN HARYANA
State continues to burn as Jats reject calls to end quota agitation
Curfew clamped in Jhajjar and two more towns
Army flag march in Rohtak and Bhiwani. Soldiers airdropped in Rohtak after protesters block path by digging up roads
Mobs target non-Jats in Rohtak,
looting some 500 shops and torching vehicles and property Rail station, police station, govt buildings torched across state
800 trains hit, 213 were cancelled
Petrol pumps run dry in many districts. Essentials like milk, vegetables, LPG in short supply
Trucks stranded as roads to Delhi, Punjab, Himachal, J&K and Chandigarh remain blocked
Schools, shops remain shut in affected districts, mobile internet services still suspended
PROTESTS IN DELHI, NCR
DU’s Jat students march in support of quota demand, clash with police
Protests continue in Gurgaon. Maruti Suzuki stops work at Gurgaon, Manesar plants
Protests in west UP’s Baghpat, symbolic bandh called on Sunday
WHAT JATS WANT
Quota in education, jobs under 27% set aside for OBCs, and ordinance to include them in OBC category
WHERE GOVT STANDS
Haryana CM Khattar says demand has been accepted, but gives no details
Had on Friday agreed to bring bill to grant 10% quota to Jats, four other castes under special backward classes (SBC) category
But legal hurdles ahead. If state gives 10% SBC quota, it will exceed 50% quota cap set by Supreme Court. Also, SC had earlier quashed UPA decision to give Jats OBC reservation